Bipolar disorder often involves bouts of depression or mania that require hospitalization, which can be particularly stressful for both the person being hospitalized and his or her loved ones. Most stressful, perhaps, is the idea of going to an unfamiliar place, particularly if you’re being hospitalized for mania accompanied by paranoia. In addition, you may be worried about whether your insurance will cover the hospitalization and for how long and how this facility stacks up to other available facilities in your area.
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This is a lovely idea. I was visiting a friend of mine in hospital, and I was jealous! There was fresh fruit, private rooms, caring staff, etc. Trust me, I looked into it!
That said, I am on SSDI for Bipolar II. When I go in, a lot depends on available beds, as well as participating hospitals. I tend to stay about three months at a time.
Most of the time, I have a hard time just brushing my teeth, let alone going to the dentist. I cannot imagine visiting mental wards. It would be too much.
Sort of like shopping for a coffin. How would you know what you need, if you are not there yet?!
Carole
11:36 pm on
March 7th, 2009Overall I have been in good hospitals when I needed to be hospitalized for bipolar. The worst was when I was sent to a mental hospital after a suicide attempt. However, at one of the good hospitals, I was brought in for lithium toxicity that was NOT caused by a suicide attempt. Initially I was placed in a medical ward. But was then transferred to the psych ward. It wouldn’t have bothered me but there was no call button so I couldn’t get help to go to the bathroom. If my mother hadn’t been there to help me walk, I would have had to wet the bed. Also, in the psych ward there were no T.V.s in the room so I just laid there all day and night staring at the ceiling. This says to me that once you are labeled as having bipolar your medical problems are likely to be attributed to a psychiatric problem. An upsetting thing to say the least.
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